CVE-2021-28938

Siren Federate before 6.8.14-10.3.9, 6.9.x through 7.6.x before 7.6.2-20.2, 7.7.x through 7.9.x before 7.9.3-21.6, 7.10.x before 7.10.2-22.2, and 7.11.x before 7.11.2-23.0 can leak user information across thread contexts. This occurs in opportunistic circumstances when there is concurrent query execution by a low-privilege user and a high-privilege user. The former query might run with the latter query's privileges.

Published: 2021-04-13 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-28938 is rated Low Risk (37.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-28938

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.52% 0.39% -0.13%
2 2025-03-29 0.39% 0.52% +0.13%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.39% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-28938

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-28938

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-28938

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
siren federate < 6.8.14-10.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:siren:federate:*:*:*:*:*:elasticsearch:*:*
siren federate >= 7.3.2-19.0, < 7.6.2-20.2 cpe:2.3:a:siren:federate:*:*:*:*:*:elasticsearch:*:*
siren federate >= 7.7.1-20.0, < 7.9.3-21.6 cpe:2.3:a:siren:federate:*:*:*:*:*:elasticsearch:*:*
siren federate >= 7.10.1-22.0, < 7.10.2-22.2 cpe:2.3:a:siren:federate:*:*:*:*:*:elasticsearch:*:*

References for CVE-2021-28938

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